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Housing Battle in Brooklyn Park

Plan for Below-Market-Rate Apartments Heads for Court Test

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Josh Barbanel

July 17, 2014 9:57 p.m. ET

Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to put below-market-rate apartments in Brooklyn Bridge Park is scheduled to face a new legal challenge from a group of neighborhood residents who want to limit housing in the hugely popular park along the waterfront.

Lawyers for the city and the neighbors are due to appear in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, said Frank Carone, a lawyer for the neighbors and the People for Green Space Foundation. A judge will hear a motion to block the city from selecting a developer for the site.